Hankow Clash Moves China Near War After Evacuations
International News Service reports a Hankow clash as the China Japan war press heads toward a declaration. Three hundred Japanese marines reportedly attacked the Chinese concession as Japan demands strong measures and China forms a war cabinet. Evacuations of Japanese women and children are underway.
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Hankow
Tokyo
Japan
China
House of Representatives
Washington
United State
First Plane Lands On New Airport Runway
Captain R G Herbine piloted a blue and yellow Stinson to a near perfect landing on the new municipal airport runway at 11 15 this morning. Delegates to the 28th Division convention rode the ship, the first to land here, as spectators waved handkerchiefs and urged the craft onto the North Runway near the old hangars. The field remains under completion but authorities lifted the ban for today to permit landing.
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R. G. Herbine
Stinson
Pennsyl
Vania
Herbine
Pittsburgh Man Slays Family Then Kills Himself
Bernard Gregor, 20, murdered his two sisters Marian 13 and Betty 17 and mother after persuading her to make a will, then killed himself. A note claimed he and his family felt unhappy and stranded. Frank, 18, brother, discovered the bodies as neighbors recalled hearing shots about 5 am.
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Pittsburgh
Bernard Gregor
Poice
Marian
Betty
Gregor
Cer
Frank
Alice
Herman Schutte
Hankow Clash Sparks Amid Anti Japanese Boycott
Sudden revival of the anti Japanese boycott led to a fierce clash at Hankow with Chinese and Japanese troops close to bayonet range as tensions flared in the city tonight.
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China
Shanghai
Hankow
Relic hitching rings spotted on North Mill Street
Pa Newc notes aging farm life and rising livestock prices as ranchers like K G Newton Clark of Croton Avenue urge a return to farming. He cites hogs at 12 to 13 cents a pound and cattle near $100, up from past levels, while urging furnace maintenance for home comfort. Attorney Ed Logan is mentioned with property along the New Wilmington road.
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North Mill Street
Washington and
Sycamore Way
G. Newton Clark
Croton Avenue
Scott Township
Clark
Ed. Logan
New Wilmington Road
Daily Weather Report for the 24 Hour Period
U S weather reports show the 24 hour period ending at 9 am with a high of 81 and a low of 64, trace precipitation, and a river stage of 4.2 feet. Comparable data from a year ago lists a high of 83, low of 63, precipitation of 1.02 inches.
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U. S
Mother dies and baby survives after emergency C-section
In Philadelphia a 27 year old mother Mary Boccansini died of tubercular meningitis at 3 15 a m. One minute later surgeons delivered a baby girl by Caesarean section at Philadelphia General Hospital. The infant's condition was listed as fair twenty minutes after birth. Dr John Corbit led the operation.
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International News Service
Philadelphia
Philadelphia General Hospital
Dorothy Kilgallen
Mary Boccansini
John Corbit
Three Trainmen Die In Freight Train Disaster At Trestle
Three trainmen were killed when a northwestern Pacific freight plunged through a burning trestle into a deep ravine near Eureka California. The victims were engineer E H Weatherby fireman Carl Bartlett and brakeman G C Still.
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California
International News Service
Eureka
Cal
Northwestern Pacific
E. H. Weatherby
Carl Bartlett
G. C. Still
Farley Offered Executive Post With Pierce-Arrow Car Co
The Journal-American reports Postmaster General James A. Farley has been offered an executive post by Pierce-Arrow Motor Car Company. The article notes Pierce-Arrow is negotiating with a Cleveland bank group to refinance and launch a smaller Pierce-Arrow to compete with the Packard 120 Lincoln Zephyr and Buick.
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International News Service
New York
Journal-American Today
James A. Farley
Pierce-Arrow Motor Car Company
Pierce-Arrow
Cleveland
Dare on 93-foot tower ends in tragedy for teen
Canton Massachusetts reports 15 year old Tommy Guerin accepted a dare to climb a 93 foot power line tower. He lost his grip, fell to the ground and died soon after.
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International News Service
Canton
Mass
Tommy Guerin
Tommy
Veterans Of 28th Have Memorial
Veterans of the Society of the 28th Division paused during reunion activities to honor departed comrades at a memorial service in First Presbyterian church. Rev. John J. McIlvaine delivered a moving address reflecting on the influence of a man and the sacredness of human personality.
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Society of the 28Th Division
First Presbyterian Church
John J. McIlvaine
McIlvaine
McIilvaine
Rev. McIlvaine
Protest over Soviet coal pact sparks Pennsylvania anger
Wilkes-Barre residents protest a trade pact allowing 400000 tons of Russian coal duty free while Washington extends unconditional most favored nation status to the Soviet union. The Soviet guaranteed to buy at least 40000000 dollars of U.S. goods in the coming year as President Roosevelt proclaims the deal complete.
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International News Service
Wilkes-Barre
Uncle Sam
Pennsylvania
Washington
United States
Soviet Union
Roosevelt
Deaths Gathered in Ellwood City Area
Obituary notices list Winfield L Crans 39 of Ellwood City. Elsie Ottaviani 46 and Clyde M Boston 36 of Ellwood City and Eng lish Avenue. George Mike Jr two years old of 425 East Long Avenue. R D 2.
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Winfield L. Crans
Ellwood City
Elsie Ottaviani
George Mike, Jr
East Long Avenue
Clyde M. Boston
English Avenue
R. D
War Veterans Of 8th Division In Business Session
The 28th Division veterans opened their seventh annual convention at The Castleton hotel with National President A. Lewis Conn presiding. Mayor Charles E. McGrath welcomed delegates and wives, recalling 1918 memories as New Castle hosted the event. Major J. E. Wright echoed gratitude and pride for the reception as reports from committees were heard.
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Society of the 28Th Division
Castleton
A. Lewis Conn
Charles E. McGrath
McGrath
New Castle
J. E. Wright
Harrisburg
103Rd Motor Supply
Wright
Conn
Scores Killed In Madrid Shelling
Madrid suffered a daytime bombardment at 9:30 a.m. as one of the week’s fiercest shellings struck. Residents in Puerta Del Sol reported a fleeing group hit by a large shell, leaving many dead and wounded in the streets.
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International
Madrid
Puerta del Sol
Postpone Strike of Taxi Drivers in Philadelphia
Mayor Davis Wilson secured a 72 hour postponement of a 1000 cab drivers walkout in Philadelphia after settling a city-wide sympathy strike by 6000 truck drivers and 4000 warehouse workers that halted deliveries for 51 hours. The move follows earlier concessions and aims to prevent disruption of transportation and supplies.
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International News Service
Philadelphia
Davis Wilson
Wilson
Two WPA Workers Injured in Roof Fall
Alvey C Glitch 47 of Cascade street and Harry E Martin 33 of South Beaver street extension were badly hurt when they fell from a sloping roof at the city tool house on George street while applying hot pitch. Both men were taken to Jameson Memorial hospital. Glitch suffered fractures of both heel bones and Martin a severe fracture of the right ankle.
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WPA
Alvey C Glitch
Cascade Street
Harry E. Martin
South Beaver Street
Jameson Memorial Hospital
City
George Street
Martin
Glitch
Mystery Attack On British Boat Off Iberian Coast
The English tanker British rperal endured an aerial bombing northwest of Algiers and south of Almeria while carrying benzine. Its inflammable cargo stayed unexploded and the ship reached Gibraltar with no aid required after a prior S O S call. British naval authorities opened an investigation into the attack, suspected to involve Spanish planes of an unknown civil faction.
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Gibraltar
Rperal
Algiers
Almeria
Spain
Movie Stars Injured by Premature Firecracker Blast
Hollywood reports Gary Cooper and H B Warner injured by a giant firecracker blast on a studio set. Cooper received eye burns. an oculist treated him. Warner suffered burns on the hand.
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International News Service
Hollywood
Gary Cooper
H. B. Warner
Cooper
Warner
Little Red Keystones Military Reunion At Castleton
The 28th convention at The Castleton gathers veterans for a wartime bond. Major J Ed Boyle of Beaver County recalls serving as a French frontline captain and taking 14 shrapnel hits. Alex Sypher, a young veteran, joined the 10th field artillery at 14 and fought in the Argonne. Mrs Alice V Jones of Harrisburg leads the women attendees.
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J. Ed Boyle
Beaver County
Boyle
Alex Sypher
Sypher
10Th Field Artillery
Argonne Forest
Iaid
Farm relief revived with fall special session plan
President Roosevelt and congressional leaders aim for a fall special session to push a broader farm program. A national farm problems survey will begin, with House and Senate committees to join, and talk of restricting or halting cheap imported agricultural goods under reciprocal trade deals. Senator Borah called the issue “in personal crisis.”
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congressional
Congress
AAA
Senate Agricultural Committee
House Agriculture Committee
Borah
Idaho
Special Session May Be Avoided
Democratic leaders in the senate and house pledged early general farm legislation to Roosevelt to avoid a fall special session. Rayburn announced the public pledge after a cotton bloc meeting, signaling farm bills would be first when Congress reconvenes in January and indicating Roosevelt may back commodity loans to peg major farm prices.
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International News Service
Washington
Senate
House Today
Roosevelt
House
Rep
Sam Rayburn
Texas
Congress
Capitol Hill
White House
Auto upset near Rose Point injures no one
Otto Parkkonen of R D 1 lost control while attempting a pass on the New Castle Butler road near Rose Point, hitting Dale Spiker’s car and a telephone pole then overturning. All three cars traveled east and no injuries were reported by state police.
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Otto Parkkonen
Rose Point
New Castle-Butler
Pennsylvania Motor Police
Parkkonen
Dale Spiker
North
Walnut Street
Spiker
Bull Moose Ends Toothache in Maine Barn
A yearling bull moose wandered into a stall at Fara Jones’s barn in Vassalboro Maine and refused to leave until Dr Paul R Baird pulled two teeth. The veterinarian later tracked the animal to a nearby field and gave it an anti hemorrhage serum injection.
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International News Service
Vassalboro
Maine
Fara Jones
Paul R. Baird
Reed Will Build Connecticut Home
Building records in New Canaan show former Senator David A. Reed of Pennsylvania plans a 165000 dollar home at a Connecticut location.
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Reed
Connecticut
International News Service
New Canaan
Conn
David A. Reed
Pennsylvania
Edith Roosevelt Celebrates 76th Birthday in Oyster Bay
Mrs Edith Kermit Roosevelt widow of former President Theodore Roosevelt marks her 76th birthday in Oyster Bay on August 6. The event honors the late leader and reflects the Roosevelt family public life in Long Island society.
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International News Service
Oyster Bay
N. Y
Edith Kermit Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
State To Install Rain Gauge Here
Representatives of the State Department of Forests and Waters visited New Castle along the Shenango river to place a continuous rain gauge on a clock device to record precipitation by weight. The gauge will help determine stream flow and warn flood districts, with New Castle chosen as one of 80 stations statewide.
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State Department of Forests and Waters
City of New Castle Water Company
Shenango River
New Castle
Parades and Veterans Pride Highlight 28th Tomorrow
The speaker fondly recalls parades and marching bands and praises dependable soldiers. He notes the 28th unit steps out tomorrow while today marks eighty seven, emphasizing camaraderie and readiness.
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Parother
PA Newc
Pa Newe
Daily Weather Report
Farley
Dare
Veterans of 28Th
DR. M’ilvaine
War Veterans of 8Th Division
Bulletin
Capiian
France
Alice V. Jones
Jones
Cristobal
Canal Zone
C. Q. Caldwell
Carroll
Department of Commerce
William K. Hutchinson
Bull Moose
Arthur Mometer
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